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The NACD established the Wakulla Award in recognition of safe cave dives accomplished. This award is named in honor of the first use of compressed air and diving equipment in an underwater cave in the United States of America.
The award is given upon suitable documentation and authentication at the following levels:

Bronze Wakulla Award - 100 or more hours of bottom time in the cave zone or 100 or more safe cave dives.
Silver Wakulla Award - 500 or more hours of bottom time in the cave zone or 500 or more safe cave dives.
Gold Wakulla Award - 1000 or more hours of bottom time in the cave zone or 1000 or more safe cave dives.

All cave divers are eligible for this award and there is no fee. To received the award , the diver must do the following:
Take application, log book, and a copy of the 100th, 500th, or 1000th dive log entry to a NACD instructor.

  1. The instructor will verify that the appropriate number of safe cave dives have been accomplished by reviewing the log book.
  2. If the log book is in order, the instructor will sign the diver's application for the Wakulla Award.
  3. The diver will then mail the application and the copy of the 100th, 500th, 1000th dive log entry to:
Wakulla Safety Award Coordinator
National Association for Cave Diving

Applicant

Having completed and logged the appropriate amount of dives or hours, I _______________________________________ do hereby apply for the Wakulla Safety Award, presented by the National Association for Cave Diving. I wish to add my name to the list of other Award recipients.

My (circle one) 100 / 500 / 1000 cave dive or hour was at _________________________________________ (name of cave and location) with _______________________________________ (partner/s) on ____________________(date)

Signature of Diver: _____________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________

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Upon review of the diver's log, I _________________________________________, a NACD instructor, confirm that _________________________________________ has made and logged _______________ safe cave dives or hours.

Signature of Instructor: __________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________
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